| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Brian Cuddy (fresh) SG - Timothy Savage (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Theodore Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Maciejewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Girardi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | William Wolf inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 19:42 | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:28 | Lake Forest | William Wolf is hacked by Clayton Forehand - foul #1 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:13 | Lake Forest | A charge is called on Theodore Gardner - foul #1 on Theodore Gardner, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski is hacked by Timothy Savage - foul #2 on Timothy Savage, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski is fouled on the floor by Timothy Savage - foul #3 on Timothy Savage, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Vern Wright (SG) Timothy Savage | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Carl Girardi's pass is intercepted by William Wolf | 35-33 |
| 18:04 | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Vern Wright | 38-33 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clayton Forehand | 38-36 |
| 17:25 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner lays it up and in on a great pass from William Robinson | 40-36 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Carl Girardi misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 17:04 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:48 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Maciejewski - foul #3 on Donald Maciejewski, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Harold Richerson (PG), Stephen Freeman (SF), Charles Francis (PF), Warren Moore (C) Brian Cuddy, William Wolf, William Robinson, Theodore Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Ralph Baylis, Donald Maciejewski, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| 16:48 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:48 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Christopher Ross clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 16:28 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Charles Francis | 42-36 |
| 16:02 | Lake Forest | Stanley Johnson denies the turnaround by Charles Francis | 42-36 |
| 16:00 | Lake Forest | Charles Francis grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Harold Richerson (fresh) SG - Vern Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Lindeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Lake Forest | Stephen Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage (SG) Vern Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG) Stanley Johnson | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Steve Lemons can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Steve Lemons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:20 | Lake Forest | Charles Francis snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:56 | Lake Forest | Charles Francis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 14:55 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Moore | 42-36 |
| 14:40 | Lake Forest | Warren Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 14:39 | Lake Forest | Stephen Freeman snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:19 | Lake Forest | Stephen Freeman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ross - foul #2 on Christopher Ross, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy (PG), William Wolf (SF), William Robinson (PF), Theodore Gardner (C) Harold Richerson, Stephen Freeman, Charles Francis, Warren Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Randall Lindeman, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| 13:58 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner's pass is intercepted by Jon Kraus | 42-36 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Jon Kraus misses the lay-in | 42-36 |
| 13:34 | Lake Forest | William Robinson pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:16 | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donald Maciejewski | 42-38 |
| 12:50 | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage buries a shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Richard Tidwell (SG) Timothy Savage | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (SG), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Donald Maciejewski, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| 12:05 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clayton Forehand - foul #2 on Clayton Forehand, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Charles Francis (PF) William Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:05 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:05 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Lemons | 45-38 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman's layup is rejected by Charles Francis | 45-38 |
| 11:48 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to William Wolf | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Brian Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Lindeman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clayton Forehand (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Lake Forest | Steve Lemons takes the ball from Charles Francis | 45-38 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Tidwell - foul #4 on Richard Tidwell, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Vern Wright (PG), Timothy Savage (SG), Stephen Freeman (SF), Warren Moore (C) Brian Cuddy, Richard Tidwell, William Wolf, Theodore Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG), Christopher Ross (SF) Ralph Baylis, Clayton Forehand | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman makes the 3rd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Lake Forest | Warren Moore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randall Lindeman - foul #1 on Randall Lindeman, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | William Robinson (PF) Charles Francis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:04 | Lake Forest | Warren Moore misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Lake Forest | Warren Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Steve Lemons pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Charles Francis (C) Warren Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:33 | Lake Forest | William Robinson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Vern Wright | 48-41 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Steve Lemons is denied on a layup by Charles Francis | 48-41 |
| 10:08 | Lake Forest | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 09:47 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy (PG), William Wolf (SF), Theodore Gardner (C) Timothy Savage, Stephen Freeman, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Jon Kraus (PF), Carl Girardi (C) Randall Lindeman, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald, Steve Lemons | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Theodore Gardner steals the ball from Donald Maciejewski | 48-41 |
| 09:13 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Theodore Gardner | 50-41 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Carl Girardi clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 08:54 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 08:31 | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy is fouled on the floor by Ralph Baylis - foul #2 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Stephen Freeman (SG), William Robinson (PF) Vern Wright, Charles Francis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (SG), Christopher Ross (C) Donald Maciejewski, Carl Girardi | |
| 08:10 | Lake Forest | William Robinson is hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #3 on Christopher Ross, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage (SG) William Wolf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Lemons (C) Clayton Forehand | |
| 08:10 | Lake Forest | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:10 | Lake Forest | William Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Steve Lemons jams it | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Brian Cuddy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Savage (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Lindeman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jon Kraus (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steve Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Lake Forest | William Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jon Kraus - foul #3 on Jon Kraus, team foul #8 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Harold Richerson (PG), Richard Tidwell (SG), Warren Moore (C) Brian Cuddy, Timothy Savage, Theodore Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG), Peter McDonald (PF) Christopher Ross, Jon Kraus | |
| 07:29 | Lake Forest | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:29 | Lake Forest | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski misses the easy layup | 53-43 |
| 07:12 | Lake Forest | Richard Tidwell snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 06:57 | Lake Forest | William Robinson hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Tidwell | 55-43 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Richerson - foul #3 on Harold Richerson, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Vern Wright (PG), William Wolf (SF), Charles Francis (PF) Harold Richerson, William Robinson, Warren Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Forehand (SF), Carl Girardi (C) Randall Lindeman, Steve Lemons | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:18 | Lake Forest | Richard Tidwell double dribbles | 55-45 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage (SG) Richard Tidwell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (PG) Ralph Baylis | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Peter McDonald connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Donald Maciejewski | 55-47 |
| 05:45 | Lake Forest | William Wolf banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Savage | 57-47 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy (PG), Theodore Gardner (C) Vern Wright, Stephen Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF) Peter McDonald | |
| 05:28 | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Wolf | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Timothy Savage takes the ball from Randall Lindeman in the backcourt | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:15 | Lake Forest | William Wolf is denied on a dunk by Jon Kraus | 60-47 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Jon Kraus snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Clayton Forehand gets the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Randall Lindeman | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Lake Forest | Charles Francis banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jon Kraus - foul #4 on Jon Kraus, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Richard Tidwell (SG), Stephen Freeman (SF) Timothy Savage, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Baylis (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Peter McDonald (C) Randall Lindeman, Donald Maciejewski, Clayton Forehand, Carl Girardi | |
| 04:27 | Lake Forest | Charles Francis misses the free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Christopher Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 04:13 | Lake Forest | Richard Tidwell grabs the board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Lake Forest | Stanley Johnson steps in front of the Charles Francis pass | 62-49 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Brian Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Theodore Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ralph Baylis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Kraus (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy can't connect on a shot from the right side | 62-51 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Peter McDonald snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Richard Tidwell steals it from Ralph Baylis | 62-51 |
| 03:07 | Lake Forest | Jon Kraus takes the ball from Theodore Gardner | 62-51 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Jon Kraus drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Charles Francis - foul #2 on Charles Francis, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Vern Wright (PG), Timothy Savage (SG), William Wolf (SF), William Robinson (PF), Warren Moore (C) Brian Cuddy, Richard Tidwell, Stephen Freeman, Charles Francis, Theodore Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski (SG), Clayton Forehand (SF), Steve Lemons (C) Stanley Johnson, Christopher Ross, Peter McDonald | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Jon Kraus makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:48 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Stephen Freeman (C) Warren Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Girardi (C) Jon Kraus | |
| 02:30 | Lake Forest | Timothy Savage travels with the ball | 62-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Brian Cuddy (PG), Theodore Gardner (C) Vern Wright, Stephen Freeman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter McDonald (PF) Steve Lemons | |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clayton Forehand | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:03 | Lake Forest | Carl Girardi swats the short shot by William Wolf | 62-57 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Peter McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis misses the floater from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 01:56 | Lake Forest | William Wolf grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 01:39 | Lake Forest | William Wolf lays it in set up by Theodore Gardner | 64-57 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Timothy Savage steals it from Clayton Forehand | 64-57 |
| 01:12 | Lake Forest | William Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Savage | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Ralph Baylis clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:57 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | Ralph Baylis is called for the reach on Theodore Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Baylis, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Kraus (PF) Peter McDonald | |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:55 | Lake Forest | Theodore Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Donald Maciejewski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 00:47 | Lake Forest | William Wolf gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Lake Forest | William Wolf misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Maciejewski - foul #4 on Donald Maciejewski, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Vern Wright (PG), Richard Tidwell (SG), Charles Francis (PF), Stephen Freeman (C) Brian Cuddy, Timothy Savage, William Robinson, Theodore Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Lindeman (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Christopher Ross (SF), Peter McDonald (PF), Steve Lemons (C) Ralph Baylis, Donald Maciejewski, Clayton Forehand, Jon Kraus, Carl Girardi | |
| 00:18 | Lake Forest | William Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:18 | Lake Forest | William Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Randall Lindeman makes the floater from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Vern Wright runs out the clock | 70-59 |